- Student-faculty ratios: 23.2
- Male to female ratio: 70 : 30
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.konkuk.ac.kr/
- Address: 120 Neungdong-ro,Seoul, 5029,South Korea
- Phone: -
Konkuk University is a private institution located in South Korea, with its main campus in Seoul, the country’s capital, and a second base in Chungju, in the mountainous North Chungcheong province. Konkuk University was founded as Chosun School of Politics in 1946, and was originally intended as a school for the political leaders of the future. Its founder was Dr Yoo Seok-chang, a medical doctor who had in 1931 opened a People’s Hospital before turning his attention to the nurturing of young leaders. The Chosun School became the Konkuk University, the word konkuk meaning “founding a nation”, in 1959. The university is a national leader in agricultural and life science research, and has been called the “fastest growing university in Korea”. In addition to teaching in Korean, the institution offers a range of courses in a number of other languages including English, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese, French and Chinese, through the Konkuk University Language Institute, which opened in 1990. This facility offers international students the chance to study while also developing their knowledge of Korea and Korean culture. The Language Institute also offers Korean language tuition to people from other countries. The Seoul campus includes the Sanghuh Memorial Library, opened in 1989 and formerly the biggest library in Asia; Konkuk University Museum, which houses some 4,500 historical artefacts; and Ilgam Lake, the centrepiece of the campus, which was formerly used for ice-skating competitions in the winter. Notable former students include the poet Kim Heyesoon, actor Uhm Tae-woong, and the 2012 US Women’s Open Golf Championship winner Choi Na-yeon.
- Total number of students 14,173
- Number of international students 1,925
- Total number of academic staff 531
- Number of international staff 79
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 3,676
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,374
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 252
- Number of research only staff 142
- Number of new undergraduate students 3,649
- Number of new master's students 1,589
- Number of new doctoral students 324
- Global score 36.3
- Global research reputation #794
- Regional research reputation #183
- Publications #389
- Books #1,183
- Conferences #899
- Normalized citation impact #1,020
- Total citations #504
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #548
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,030
- International collaboration #992
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #1,065
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #662
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1,047
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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12,225
Number of FTE Students
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16%
Percentage of International Students
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70 : 30
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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23.2
No. of students per staff
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2016
601-800
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2017
601—800
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2018
501–600
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2019
601–800
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2020
601–800
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
92
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2016
141–150
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2017
141-150
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2018
95
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2019
106
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Engineering & technology
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Life sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Physical sciences
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2019
501–600
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Computer Science
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2019
501–600
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#149 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 47.7
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #112
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #28
- Agricultural Sciences publications #50
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #212
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #119
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #193
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #229
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #162
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #196
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #187
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #223
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#317 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 33.0
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #252
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #63
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #206
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #460
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #297
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #302
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #425
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #504
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #514
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #343
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #435
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#567 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 37.1
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #600
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #95
- Clinical Medicine publications #355
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #847
- Clinical Medicine total citations #494
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #518
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #835
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #747
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #890
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #663
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #847
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#279 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 36.3
- Materials Science global research reputation #324
- Materials Science regional research reputation #76
- Materials Science publications #297
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #171
- Materials Science total citations #250
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #275
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #253
- Materials Science international collaboration #258
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #352
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #166
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #114
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#380 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 25.0
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #310
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #348
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #371
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #381
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #379
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #174
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #347
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #316
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #296
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#358 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 19.1
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #105
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #17
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #394
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #379
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #406
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #400
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #372
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #394
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #403
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #329
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #307
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#513 Physics
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- Physics overall score 40.3
- Physics global research reputation #472
- Physics regional research reputation #129
- Physics publications #489
- Physics normalized citation impact #296
- Physics total citations #435
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #451
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #342
- Physics international collaboration #203
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #564
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #475
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #447
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#382 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 34.4
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #167
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #40
- Plant and Animal Science publications #301
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #457
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #446
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #413
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #421
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #500
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #468
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #411
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #433